An article in the March 1, 1932, edition of The Lamron included the initial location of the boulder on campus ~

"Near the main entrance to the administration building reposes a large rock upon which is carved the numerals of the class of 1905. This rock which was found in a nearby field, was declared by Dr. Condon, Oregon's foremost geologist, to be a relic of the glacial period which took place more than three million years ago."